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Loading... The Custer myth, a source book of Custeriana (edition 1953)by W. A. Graham, Fred Dustin
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. This is a sourcebook of articles, documents, reports relating to Custer that the author collected over the years. 906 The Custer Myth: A Source Book of Custeriana, by Colonel W. A. Graham (read 2 Aug 1967) A great book for those wanting to know more about the momentous event of June 25, 1876. I was much interested in Custer's Last Stand, and had visited the battlefield before I read this. (I should have read it before I visited.) no reviews | add a review
"I have collected here, and offer in this volume, a great many bits of now scarce source material, from which you, the reader, may construct a mosaic of your own, appraising the value and proper placement of each item, should you wish to write a story of Custer's Last Fight. It will probably be a better one than many heretofore written." From the Custer Myth Firsthand sources in The Custer Myth include: -Narratives of the Sioux, Cheyenne, Arikara, and Crow -Philo Clark's 1877 battlefield survey -Statements and letters by scouts and other nonmilitary participants -The Benteen-Goldin letters -"Custer's' Last Battle," the 1892 Century Magazine article by General Edward S. Godfrey -General Winfield Scott Edgerly's 1881 statement about the battle -Military and literary records of Theodore W. Goldin No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)973.82History and Geography North America United States 1865-1901 Ulysses GrantLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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